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Filed Feb. '7, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 gvwemt'o;

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Filed Feb, 7, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 avwemtoz 33 Gum/nut 01" W 4 Patented Feb. 10, 1925.

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RECEPTACLEFOR rnrn rnns INK.

Application filedrFebruary 7, 1922. Serial No, 534,760.

To all whom itmay concern:

Be it known, that I,Gnononwallnmimn, a citizen ofrtheUnited,States,-residing at New York, in the, county of: (New ork and State of New ,York, have :inventedtcertain 3, new, andfl useful Improvements ;in @Receptacles for, Printers lnk, of rwhichlthe; following is a full, clear, and e raotdescription. 3 10 -The invention whiclr-constitntes the suba jeetflmatter,of thisapplication;relates to a receptacle designed primarily for; containing ,printelfs ink, and other, liquids which nndergo deterioration as a resultof, air or other gases confined therein, Neither acci- 1 r dently or otherwise.

In the manufacture of receptacles or ,cans for containing printerfs ,ink it is aawell known ifflC lflillilll they vary ,inlvolume which is= due, a t least ina large-aneasure, to the ,material and methods adopted in theimcon struction. 171161108 1 when a 1 certain, ,quantity, either by [Weight or volume, is placed ina particular can, it may orymay not fillv the same to the desired height. Furthermore, printers inks are usually; sold by weight which necessarily vary more or less in; specifiogravity-in consequence of which a given amount, by weight ,of diiftn ent ,kindsof inks willvary in volume with a-resu1t,; that the containers of r a given size in; which they are placedgmay or ,may not, be filled,-thus leaying an air space therein which causes deterioration,that is 1 a scum forms on the surface thereof thus necessitating the insertion of a paper or, similar disk to avoid the formation of such scum. This method of packing theiink in the receptacles has been found to ,be objectionable because in handling the receptacles after they {,have been ithus packed this paper disk not, infrequently sinks into the body ofcthe fluid, thereby preventing them from functioning as they should. Furthermore, in hermetically seal- 1 ,ing ,the closure taccording to the practice heretofore in vogue other paper or similar sea-ling material isiinterposed betweenthe closure and the body of {the receptacle, thus rendering the closure extremely different to remove and practically impossible of re moval :without destroying the closure from thereafter serving as a sealing means.

It isttheoobject ofvmy invention to do away with the difliculties and objections aboyetnoted and this I accomplish by constructing the receptacle with a removable closure for the lower end in filling, and a closure for the upper end in filling, adjustable to the height of the liquid in the receptacle, which closure after adjustment is adapted to be permanently and hermetically sealed, as by crimping or double seaming,

to the body of the receptacle, so that what was the upper end in filling becomes the lower end in: taking the liquid from the receptacle. and viceversa. One of the necessary concomitants of such a device enables the .ink to be packed between theupper and lower closures, thus eliminating the air therefrom without the necessity of employ- '1 with-the closure of the filling opening permanently and hermetically sealed to the body ofthe receptacle. After thus sealed this end of the receptacle becomesthe bottom ofthe same;

Figure 3 is aside view of the receptacle 111 an inverted position from that shown in Figures 1 and 2; that is to say, in its normal position after it has been filled,

Figures 4: and 5 illustrate another form of the invention in which the crimp or double seam is formed on the exterior of the can, as will be understood.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the reference numeral 10 designates the body of the receptacle, 11, the ,top of the same in filling and 12 the bottom ofthe same in filling, the latter beingprovided with a removable closure 13. After the receptacle is filled through-the end 11 the telescoping closure 14 is moved downwardly therein as indicated in Figure 1 until, the same contacts with the upper surface of the-liquid. Any suitable means to enable the escape of air from above the ink may be provided,

but I prefer to employ a suitable vent opening 15 in the closure 1e for that purpose. Thelclosure 14; comprises a horizontal portion 14* which is adapted normally to rest upon the surface of the liquid, and a cylindrical portion 14 which projects outwardly from. the portion 1e. and is adapted to telcscope with and fit snugly the interior of the end 11 of the receptacle 10. It will thus be seen that the closure 14 is in effect adjustable to the height of the liquid in the receptacle 10 by telescoping the same more or less therein. After the receptacle has been filled as indicated in Figure 1, the upper end of the cylindrical portion 14. is permanently and hermetically sealed to the upper end of the receptacle 11, as by crimping or double seaming one to the other, as clearly indicated at 16 in Figure 2. The end 11 now becomes the bottom of the receptacle and the end 12 the top of the receptacle, as clearly indicated in Figure 3, so that when it is desired to remove the ink or any portion of it from the receptacle, it is only necessary to remove the closure 13 by the. proper application of a suitable tool, as will be understood.

In Figures 4 and 5 I have illustrated an alternative construction in which the crimping is effected in an outward as distinguished from an inward direction as clearly illustrated at 16 in Fig. 5.

A number of advantages of my invention I have indicated in some detail above. It may be pointed out that it has certain other advantages, chief of which is that its construction is such that the manufacturing costs are reduced to a minimum, that is all the parts are capable of being manufactured by simple mechanical means. Even the body itself is practically cylindrical the only irregular surface thereon being the flange 17, thus enabling it to be stamped up from a single piece of metal.

The specific constructions of the receptacle herein illustrated and described are the preferred forms of my invention. It is to be expressly understood, however, that I do not limit myself thereto, as many changes may be made in points of detail and other embodiments resorted to without deviating from the true spirit and scope of my invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. A metallic receptacle for printers ink adapted to be filled with ink at one end and from which the ink is adapted to be removed at the other end comprising a cylindrical body portion, a removable closure for the end of said body portion from which the ink is removed, an adjustable closure for the other end provided with a horizontal portion adapted to rest upon the surface of the liquid and also provided with a cylindrical portion fitting snugly within said cylindrical body portion and adjustable with respect thereto to enable the horizontal portion to be moved into contact with the upper surface of the liquid in the container irrespective of its height therein, said cylindrical portion of said closure extending outwardly from the horizontal portion thereof to enable the filling end of the receptacle and the cylindrical end of said closure to be permanently connected and hermetically sealed to each other.

2. A metallic receptacle adapted to be filled with printers ink at one end and from which the ink is adapted to be removed at the other end comprising a body portion, a removable closure for the end of said body portion from which the ink is removed, and a closure for the filling end provided with a cylindrical portion fitting snugly within said body portion and adjustable with respect thereto to enable the closure to be moved into contact with the upper surface of the liquid in the container irrespective of its height therein, said filling closure provided with means to enable it to be permanently connected and hermetically sealed to the body portion.

3. A metallic receptacle adapted to be filled with printers ink at one end and from which the ink is adapted to be removed at the other end, comprising a body portion, a removable closure for the end of said body portion from which the ink is removed, a closure for the other end fitting snugly within said body portion and adjustable with respect thereto to enable it to be moved into contact with the upper surface of the liquid in the container irrespective of its height therein, said second closure provided with means to enable it to be permanently connected and hermetically sealed to the body portion, and means for permitting the escape of air from the receptacle in moving said second mentioned closure into contact with the upper surface of the liquid.

4. A metallic receptacle for printers ink adapted to be filled with ink at one end and from which the ink is adapted to be removed at the other end comprising a cylindrical body portion, a removable closure for the end of said body portion from which the ink is removed provided with a depressed cylindrical portion fitting snugly the inte rior wall of said cylindrical body portion, an adjustable closure for the other end provided with a horizontal portion adapted to rest upon the surface of the liquid and also provided with a cylindrical portion fitting snugly within and arranged parallel to the walls of said cylindrical body portion and adjustable with respect thereto to enable the horizontal portion to be moved into contact with the upper surface of the liquid irrespective of its height therein, said cylindrical body portion of said closure extending outwardly for a suflicient distance to enable it to be permanently connected and hermetically sealed to the filling end of the receptacle.

5. A metallic receptacle to be filled with printers ink at one end and from which the ink is adapted to be removed at the other container irrespective of its height therein, end comprising a body portion, a removable said cylindrical portion of the filling closure closure for the end of said body portion constituting means to enable said closure from which the ink is removed, and a closure to be permanently connected and hermetiv for the filling end provided With a cylindrically sealed to the filling end of said body 1 cal portion telescoping into and snugly fits portion. ting the interior Wall of said body portion In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set and adjustable With respect to the latter to my hand this 25 day of January, 1922. enable said closure to be moved into contact 10 With the'upper surface of the liquid in the GEORGE lV. ULLMAN. 

